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Vulnerability record · CVE-2019-16556 · published 17 December 2019

CVE-2019-16556: Jenkins rundeck insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability

Jenkins · Rundeck

Jenkins Rundeck Plugin 3.6.5 and earlier stores credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file and in job config.xml files on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the master file system.

6.5 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.85% · top 43.4% CWE-522 · Insufficiently protected credentials
6.5CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 4.0
0.85%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Jenkins Rundeck Plugin 3.6.5 and earlier stores credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file and in job config.xml files on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the master file system.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/17/1 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-12-17/#SECURITY-1636 Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/17/1 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-12-17/#SECURITY-1636 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2019-16556), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.